As someone frequently consulted for finishing issues on a wide range of wood substrates, a great deal of lab time working on better finishes, and a ton of practical experience over many years, please feel free to guess away as you have been.
To suggest you have any insight over the simple suggestion to leave as much finish as possible, when you have no idea about any other aspect of wood finish is amusing.
Especially when you have no idea which of your statements about wood finish is correct. Read some of my posts for the past 10+ years here and learn a little something about the facts and myths in wood finishing. Anyone suggesting they have used BLO more than once on a non-military stock is a fool, period.
There are many that should be asking advice, not giving it...
